S.L. 628.1 Art. 69Prioritisation of harm reduction from the use of cannabis.

(1) Without prejudice and in addition to requirements of any provision of the Act, these regulations, any applicable regulatory instruments or any binding instruments, every association shall operate ethically and with integrity, prioritising harm reduction of its members from the use of cannabis within its operations and internal management functions.

(2) An association shall not in any way directly or indirectly promote or encourage and/or in any way stimulate the demand of cannabis use.

(3) Every association shall adopt harm reduction mechanisms for the prevention of cannabis abuse by its members as required by any provision of the Act, these regulations, any applicable regulatory instruments or any binding instruments, which shall, inter alia, include the following measures:

(a) the founding members, administrators and persons occupying designated roles within the association shall attend any training required by the Authority relating to, but not limited to, the prevention of problematic use of cannabis through harm reduction measures, as may be prescribed in any binding instrument;

(b) educate its members on the use and consumption of cannabis by:

(i) providing information about the cannabis that it distributes to its members,

(ii) providing training to its members on the general use of cannabis, and ORGANISATIONS)

(iii) organizing private harm reduction activities;

(c) inform its members about their rights and obligations as members of the association, including but not limited to the right to information, privacy and the right to request assistance from the association when the member feels or recognises he is experiencing problematic use of cannabis;

(d) where a member requests assistance in terms of sub-regulation (c) above, the association shall assist that member and help him have access to a rehabilitation process, and

(e) systematically provide each member with statistics on the amounts and the cannabinoid profile of the cannabis distributed to him.